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IN RE: W. Q. (2020)

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

IN RE: W. Q., a Child. Department of Human Services, Petitioner-Respondent, v. V. A. R., aka V. R., Appellant.

A171503 (Control)

Decided: January 29, 2020

Before Lagesen, Presiding Judge, and Powers, Judge, and Landau, Senior Judge.

Sarah Peterson, Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant. Also on the briefs was Shannon Storey, Chief Defender, Juvenile Appellate Section, Office of Public Defense Services. Inge D. Wells, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent. Also on the briefs were Ellen F. Rosenblum, Attorney General, and Benjamin Gutman, Solicitor General.

Subsequent events have overtaken this appeal in which mother seeks reversal of an order denying her motion under ORS 419B.923 to set aside permanency judgments pertaining to her son, W. In mother's direct appeal of those judgments, we reversed them, thereby setting them aside ourselves. Dept. of Human Services v. V. A. R., 301 Or. App. 565, 456 P.3d 681 (2019). That renders this appeal moot. To the extent this appeal might implicate ORS 14.175, we would decline to exercise our discretion under that statute to resolve an otherwise moot dispute. We accordingly dis-miss the appeal.

Appeal dismissed.

PER CURIAM

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IN RE: W. Q. (2020)

Docket No: A171503 (Control)

Decided: January 29, 2020

Court: Court of Appeals of Oregon.

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